Mattress fire reported in Hyannis

HYANNIS - Firefighters were called to 350 Mitchells Way shortly after midnight today for the report of a house fire, but instead found a mattress burning outside the house in the yard.

KAREN JEFFREY

HYANNIS - Firefighters were called to 350 Mitchells Way shortly after midnight Thursday for the report of a house fire, but instead found a mattress burning outside the house in the yard, according to Lt. Thomas Kenney.

The homeowner was unaware of the fire, he said. “A neighbor reported it. From her vantage point it appeared the house was on fire,” Kenney said.

The fire was quickly extinguished. The cause of the blaze is not known. There were no injuries and no damage to the house, he said.